“It feels like I’m coming back home” - Tawanchai is inspired to perform in front of his countrymen at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium

Tawanchai PK. Saenchai feels inspired to return to the place where it all began for him nine years ago.

The iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Thailand has been a home to some of the greatest Muay Thai fighters on the planet. Many legendary Lumpinee champions such as Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn and Saenchai have fought inside its prestigious and battle-tested ring.

Tawanchai himself even had some of the most enthralling matches inside the stadium before he signed with ONE Championship in October 2020. Returning full-circle to the place where his professional run first took flight, the Muay Thai phenom feels double-inspired to put on a show for his countrymen.

In a recent ONE Championship promo, he said:

“It feels like I’m coming back home. Getting to fight in my home country, in Lumpinee, inspires me, and I can feel a strong connection to this familiar place.”

Watch his incredible journey below:

The 23-year-old phenom is en route to defending his ONE featherweight Muay Thai world title for the first time, against Turkish-born striker ‘Yeniciri’ Jamal Yusupov this Friday at ONE Fight Night 7: Lineker vs. Andrade II.

According to Tawanchai, his European rival is going to be his toughest challenge to date. ‘Yeniciri’ has championship experience at the national level as well as a unique fighting style that may be too hard to handle. Conversely, Yusupov hasn’t met someone as strong and as lethal as Tawanchai.

So expect nothing but pure fireworks as two of the greatest Muay Thai strikers battle out their differences inside the legendary Lumpinee Stadium.

North American fans can watch the exciting co-main event live and for free with an Amazon Prime subscription on Friday, February 24 on U.S. primetime.

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Tawanchai PK. Saenchai is all smiles as he greets Aung La N Sang and Martin Nguyen in Bangkok

ONE Championship recently treated fans with a short clip showing Tawanchai PK. Saenchai greeting MMA legends Aung La N Sang and Martin Nguyen at a hotel in Bangkok.

It’s not every day that athletes cross paths with their idols, so the Pattaya athlete was all smiles when he greeted his favorite stars during fight week on Thursday. The promotion captioned their meeting by saying:

“🔥Athletes have arrived at the hotel to hide themselves in Bangkok.”

The fans promptly replied to say:

“Excited for this fight! 🔥”

“All the best of luck Tawanchay 🇹🇭👑 and Martin 👹👊🏼.”

Watch the clip below: